This Thomas news is gonna make the team tough to watch.
And frankly, that’s probably what we get. I overall liked Armstrong’s offseason but you can’t really go into a season with question marks at BOTH 2C and 3C. We accumulated too many wingers and threw a Hail Mary at the center position, and unsurprisingly, that Hail Mary was intercepted. There needs to be more of a focus put here besides putting it all on Dvorsky’s shoulders. We are going to have to acquire someone else from outside the organization by the start of 2025 Training Camp.
Who should we have acquired? All the center UFA options got overpaid and we didn't need anyone blocking Dvorsky long term. And it's not like guys like Stephenson or Monahan are major needle movers. Or we could have used assets for a trade but does that really make sense in a season when we're not expected to contend?
We may see a minor trade for a stopgap center but we're just gonna have to roll with Buch, Schenn, Sunny, Faksa and maybe hope one of Holloway/Texier sticks. Dean and/or Dvorsky might get a call up if all else fails.
If Boston is really looking to move Frederic for more offense I wonder if Saad would get it done, perhaps with a small add.